Over 60 years ago, Kurt Hahn’s vision recognised the power of an education that deliberately brought people together from different backgrounds, with shared purpose. At UWCSEA, over 50 years, we have acknowledged that our vision of peaceful, sustainable futures would only be achieved through the combined strengths and differences of many, working together and committed to deliberate actions for greater equity and inclusion on our campuses. We also recognise this as one of our greatest challenges; as we consciously cultivate a diverse community of around 5,600 students and 1,000 staff from over 100 nations, we cannot leave the development of intercultural competency to pure chance.
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As part of a year-long focus on exploring the future of education, the College launched the 50th Anniversary Innovation Grants, encouraging staff to extend existing projects and test new learning opportunities for our students. Made possible in part through community gifts to the Annual Fund, the intent was to catalyse ideas that were already in development by supporting those that had potential to create and extend their impact both within and beyond the College.
As the climax of our 50th anniversary year, the two-day UWCSEA Forum invited thought leaders from around the world to share their perspectives with the UWCSEA community—staff, students, alumni and parents—and a global audience of educators and partners. The aim was to explore what the next 50 years of teaching and learning at UWCSEA might look like. The programme honoured the College’s long-held belief that sharing perspectives and welcoming a diversity of viewpoints is at the heart of shaping a holistic education that will equip students to bring the mission to life beyond their time at the College.
Before entering his National Service (NS) in Basic Military Training, Teddy Lee ‘20 never imagined he’d find himself on a 24-hr training exercise, leading a platoon of cadets digging trenches in the middle of the night. Pulling up the earth in the darkness, he shouting encouragement to the soldiers around him. Despite the sleep deprivation, and the extreme physical and mental exertion, Teddy pushed on.
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